FIFTH CONVENTION OF THE CANADIAN 

 HOETICULTUEAL ASSOCIATION 



HELD A.T HAMILTON, SEP- 

 TEMBER 3rd and 4th, 1902 



THE C. H. A. Convention just passed 

 will do more to set Canadian flori- 

 culture on a permanent and proper 

 basis than all of its predecessors ; this is a 

 statement that we think will pass unchal- 

 lenged. 



The untiring- work of the Hamilton Gar- 

 deners and Florist's Club and the officers of 

 the C. H. A. to bring about a Convention 

 and Trade Exhibit that would adequately 

 represent the Horticultural standing of the 

 Dominion cannot be allowed to pass with- 

 out suitable mention, also the hearty co- 

 operation of the Hamilton Horticultural So- 

 ciety. We would say that it is a vigorous 

 young body, only 5 years of age, being or- 

 ganized in St. George's Hall, Toronto, in 

 1898 ; Mr. William Gammage, the well 

 known London florist, being its first presi- 

 dent. Since that time the association has 

 convened in the cities of Ottawa, Montreal, 

 London and lastly at Hamilton. The object 



of the association is to organize and carrj 

 forward the interests of the florists, nursery- 

 men, seedsmen and gardeners of the whole 

 Dominion, and anyone interested in horticul- 

 tural pursuits, whether amateur or profes- 

 sional, is eligible to membership. That its 

 aims are strongly of a national character 

 was evidenced by the discussion which fol- 

 lowed the recommendation of Prof. Hutt ol 

 the Ontario Agricultural College that the 

 name of the organization be changed to the 

 "Ontario Florists Association," and so 

 receive a provincial grant in the same way 

 as the other provincial organizations. 



We quote the following paragraph from 

 the Florists' Exchange, a weekly New York 

 publication, which will show the impression 

 that the late Convention of the C. H. A. 

 created abroad : — 



'* The Convention of the Canadian Horti- 

 cultural Association just closed at Hamilton 

 has proved to the world that a new power 



